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ship·yard  (shpyärd)
n.
A yard where ships are built or repaired.

shipyard [ˈʃɪpˌjɑːd]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a place or facility for the building, maintenance, and repair of ships
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shipyardshipyard - a workplace where ships are built or repaired
dry dock, drydock, graving dock - a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
naval shipyard, navy yard - a military shipyard
shipway, slipway, ways - structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
Translations
shipyard [ˈʃɪpjɑːd] Nastillero m

shipyard [ˈʃɪpjɑːrd] nchantier m naval

shipyard [ˈʃɪpˌjɑːd] ncantiere m navale
shipyard [ˈʃɪpˌjɑːd] ncantiere m navale

shipyard تِرْسَانة السُفن loděnice skibsværft Schiffswerft ναυπηγείο astillero telakka chantier naval brodogradilište cantiere navale 造船所 조선소 scheepswerf skipsverft stocznia estaleiro верфь skeppsvarv อู่ซ่อมและต่อเรือ tersane xưởng đóng tàu 造船厂


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As the bight at Turner's Shipyard opened out, Charley edged into it to get the smoother water.
Below the town of Benicia, where the Solano wharf projects, the Straits widen out into what bay-farers call the "Bight of Turner's Shipyard.
It was a happy party that sailed north toward sunny, southern California, the old U-33 trailing in the wake of the Toreador and flying with the latter the glorious Stars and Stripes beneath which she had been born in the shipyard at Santa Monica.
 
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